International students learn satellite design in China
06 May 2019
Foreign students at Shenzhou Institute in Beijing are part of a training programme hosted by the China Academy of Space Technology. The idea is to train a small group of elite foreign students to become space industry engineers capable of developing and manufacturing satellites on their own, thus enabling their countries to build their respective space industries and explore space.
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Yuanwang 5 departs for monitoring missions
05 May 2019
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 is sailing to the Indian Ocean from a port in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Sunday for a maritime space monitoring mission. Yuanwang tracking ships have completed four missions since January, with more than 140 days at sea, a record high in recent years. They are expected to carry out more missions this year, according to the China satellite maritime tracking and controlling authorities.
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GT! issue no 24 is published
05 May 2019
GT! issue no 24 has been published. It contains the obligatory quarterly report on China's space activities for the reporting period 2nd quarter of 2018. Two of our articles are focussing on space science in China.
In a background report, Brian Harvey gives an insight into the emerge of the Chinese space science programme, which is closely connected with the person of Wu Ji.
Dr. William Carey provides a short description of all space science missions in China and Blaine Curcio summarises the outcomes of last year for the commercial aerospace sector in China as well as the expectations for 2019.
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A cheering video clip about LinkSpace on SCMP: New Chinese start-ups develop cheap rockets and tiny satellites
02 May 2019
China makes everything cheaper, including rockets and satellites these days. The field of private rocket manufacturers is getting crowded with over 15 entrepreneurs working on affordable - and in some cases reusable - mini rockets and small commercial satellites offering services such as high-speed internet for aircrafts. Think SpaceX on a smaller scale.
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